prop

IPA: prˈɑp

An object placed against or under another, to support it; anything that supports.
(rugby) The player on either side of the hooker in a scrum.
Any of the seashells in the game of props.
(theater, film) An item placed on a stage or set to create a scene or scenario in which actors perform.
An item placed within an advertisement in order to suggest a style of living etc.
The propeller of an aircraft or boat.
A proposition, especially on an election-day ballot.
(astronautics) propellant (“rocket fuel”)
(Internet slang) A part of a plant reared for its multiplication.
(bodybuilding slang) Testosterone propionate.
(obsolete, slang) A blow; the act of striking someone.
(gambling, informal) Short for proposition player. [(gambling) A house player in a casino.]
(organic chemistry) Abbreviation of propylthiouracil. [(pharmacology, endocrinology) A thioamide drug, used to treat hyperthyroidism by decreasing the amount of thyroid hormone produced by the thyroid gland, which is associated with a risk of agranulocytosis.]

(transitive, sometimes figurative) To support or shore up something.
(intransitive) To play rugby in the prop position.
(transitive, usually with "up" - see prop up) To position the feet of (a person) while sitting, lying down, or reclining so that the knees are elevated at a higher level.
To manually start the engine of a propeller-driven aircraft with no electric starter by pulling vigorously on one of the propeller blades using the hands, so that the propeller can catch ignition.

Examples of "prop" in Sentences

The secret to having a great Halloween prop is the art of surprise.
Chris Rock introduces himself as a Capricorn and his prop is a T.D. Jakes book.
Ok I was wondering about where to study and what do you normally do in prop design.
One lucky audience member will even walk away with a one-of-kind prop from the movie.
Locke steals Gandalf's staff and sells it on eBay as an authentic prop from the film trilogy.
You'll also be bidding on an actual prop from the book trailer, presently listed as Plate XIII on the website.
True fact: the term "prop" is short for "property," so the idea of buying a traveling circus's property makes total sense.
In this sense it is that your union ought to be considered as a main prop of your liberty, and that the love of the one ought to endear to you the preservation of theother.
And while the term prop trading has gone out of fashion, "flow" business -- the trading of relatively straightforward financial products on behalf of clients -- has become the new buzz word for investment banks.